A Modern Approach To Film Photography

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[@MeasuredLight]

Excellent video, Paul! I think we share a similar view on processing film scans. For many of us an actual darkroom just can't work. I "edit", or process, all of my film scans as well.

[@kenblair2538]

Great video, Paul. That's the main reason, I got back into film photography, the modern processes. I do develop my own B&W , color film, scan and print. Film photography, slows me down, to be more creative . Film and digital , will survive together. KB

[@PaulCSmithPhotographer]

Thanks Ken

[@RichardSwift]

"A Modern Approach To Film Photography" Love that quote, well done Paul.

[@PaulCSmithPhotographer]

Thank you

[@eltinjones4542]

So simple and no messing around 👍

[@andrewhawkins6454]

Really good video. Interesting to see your process, and hear your thoughts on the topics you covered. Beautiful photos taken with the Kowa 6. Nice to see the square format. Keep up the good work. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

[@yorkieinnz4648]

👍Nice way to finish the day off, thanks Paul.

[@PaulCSmithPhotographer]

Cheers Yorkie

[@kronkite1530]

A fascinating programme. Great images to match the interesting processing descriptions. I still look at my copy of your Black Sands book regularly; really love it. As I mentioned once before, you really do seem to have the fabled “eye”!

[@PaulCSmithPhotographer]

Thankyou glad you enjoyed the book, take care!

[@zkcessnaguy]

Lovely shots and footage of Karioitahi, I shot a lot of my 7th form Photography portfolio there many many many moons ago :)

[@PaulCSmithPhotographer]

Wonderful place always something to see there.

[@joncaradies3155]

Great Video ! Man , What an awesome location .... You have a good eye for printing and making the images really sing ....

[@PaulCSmithPhotographer]

Thanks Jon

[@mk1photography61]

Very thoughtful video - thanks. Tonality is everything but never discussed. love the beach shots

[@PaulCSmithPhotographer]

Cheers mark, shades of white and black are what its about. Thanks & take care!

[@JamesSmith-wy7zk]

I just purchased my first medium format camera (Mamiya RB67). This video is a big help. Thank you! Jim from Georgia

[@PaulCSmithPhotographer]

Good luck with the camera

[@martin701]

Great insight. As with so many successful outcomes, “keeping it simple” works every time

[@PaulCSmithPhotographer]

Yep I only get into trouble when I try to complicate it. K I S S

[@michaelharmon721]

Nice images and good to see the old camera again. I saw one in use many years ago when I was younger and in the navy some 40 plus years ago.

[@PaulCSmithPhotographer]

Thanks Michael yea really nice camera

[@michaelharmon721]

@@PaulCSmithPhotographer I myself am using a old Mamiya C 330. I had a mamiya flex and a Roliecord back while I was in the navy. I went digital while working in the news business but have since returned to using film. I still believe that digital has not performed as well as film especially Kodachrome. Yeah it is close now but still a long ways away from the quality of film.

[@erikdewilde3219]

Well done thanks a lot!

[@ChrisEdgecombePhoto]

Thanks for the interesting video Paul, I particulary liked the part on how to add a white background to your image using Photoshop, something I always seem to struggle with as there isn't an easy way in Lightroom.

[@andrewsimpson5436]

Interesting to get your thoughts and agree on getting a bit more modern practice, just do what you're happy with.

[@PaulCSmithPhotographer]

Cheers Andrew

[@steveh1273]

I noticed that you create your digital images using a jpeg file, I will either use tiff or raw depending on my scanning mechanism (scanner or dslr). Are you creating the jpegs because you feel your images are very close, editing wise, to where you want them? I'm not a PS user, but was wondering what the empty layer is used for between the white base layer and your image?

[@PaulCSmithPhotographer]

Hi Steve, these images were scanned a few years back on my old scanner. Nowadays I will scan in Tiff format mainly. If I feel the images will have no real future use I will scan in a Jpeg format, just so I have the file on hand. Tiffs can take up a lot of hard drive space, and after all the great thing about film is that I always have the negative to go back to if needed. That empty layer is actually the signature watermark. take care!

[@timshields8720]

Last week I purchased a Holga for $10. Any thoughts on this 'toy camera' ?... (I.e. HUGE fan of Michael Keena and he released an entire book of photos via a Holga). I'm excited to give it a whirl.

[@PaulCSmithPhotographer]

Fun camera Tim, embrace its shortcomings and enjoy its happy accidents.

[@ChristineWilsonPhotography]

Fabulous video what do you use to scan ?

[@PaulCSmithPhotographer]

Hi Christine, these were with my old scanner the Canon 900F, these days I have the Epson V850 pro.

[@ChristineWilsonPhotography]

Thanks Paul appreciate the info :)